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Pepe's private collection in his Stanhope, NJ home.

The drums are the heartbeat and the pulse that runs through a variety of genres in the African diaspora, including in Afro-Brazilian capoeira.

Ishmael writing what Zvarimwa was telling him about our history

A representation of Eleguá, the keeper of the crossroads, by the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble.

Mrs.Shumba's kitchen ware and a very clean kitchen.

The kitchen area 2

The kitchen area from the top

The kitchen in use

The late Mr Shumba from Bare Village

We can not do anything without the involvement of the community leaders.

The lightbulb moment of the vision.

Flyer for "The Line Up", an event produced by The Band Called FUSE.

Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:

"After a string of ever more energetic and popular events, the band and I decided to start our own show, The Line Up. This event…

The market

The Masikandoro meeting.

The mbira guys discussing

The community leaders, the headman, Sabhukus of Bare and Bare community sharing in this vision for their community that I had.

The meeting area at Masikandoro.

Describes the music of bomba and plena, two folkloric genres of music, song and dance from Puerto Rico associated with the vejigantes.

Here Mai Yvonne is showing the shakers used with mbira music and drums

The new and the old can work in tandem.

Mai Yvonne never showed greed but was powerless to do anything to save the project.

The outing

This is the pit latrine

Chatting about the progress

Listening to what the project is all about